The King's Daughter

The movie looks (and sounds) just terrific, even as it lurches rather inelegantly in pursuit of the magic the characters so clearly seek.

The idea that it sat this long...I wish it just sat on the shelf a bit longer.

A very colorful French bonbon with no substance, and it might just give you indigestion.

The King's Daughter might be more fascinating than the movie itself, which has its moments of campy delights but is eventually sunk by the meandering story, some over-the-top performances and underwhelming special effects.

January is often where bad films are stashed, but The King's Daughter isn't just bad, it's a cloying, cliched mess that's not worth even the slightest risk of contacting COVID-19 to see in theaters.

It's a vast understatement to say that Vonda McIntyre's book deserved way better treatment than this.

The most amazing piece of this production is the setting. Much of the movie was shot on the actual grounds of Versailles and that gives the production both a great feel of authenticity and grandeur.

The best thing that can be said about The King’s Daughter is that it is mercifully short at 90 minutes, though even that far overstays its welcome.

Its not nearly as rancid as its seven-year delay would indicate, especially considering all the truly dreadful movies that hit the multiplex seemingly nanoseconds after filming has completed.

For a sci-fi, fantasy movie, The Kings Daughter has some good moments but not enough to make it an excellent film.